महीतलेष्टाविंशतितममनोश्चतुर्युगमतीतप्रायं वर्तते
On the earth, the twenty-eighth cycle of Manu has nearly passed its four ages.
आसन्नो हि कलिः
Indeed, the Kali age is near.
अन्यस्मै कन्यारत्नमिदं भवतैकाकिनाभिमताय देयम्
This jewel among maidens should be given by you, alone, to another who is worthy and whom you desire.
भवतोपि पुत्रमित्त्रकलत्रमंत्रिभृत्यबंधुबलकोशादयस्समस्ताः कालेनैतेनात्यंतमतीताः
All your sons, friends, wives, ministers, servants, relatives, forces, and treasures have, in time, completely passed away.
ततः पुनरप्युत्पन्नसाध्वसो राजा भगवंतं प्रणम्य पप्रच्छ
Then, once more seized by fear, the king, having bowed to the Blessed One, asked him.
भगवन्नेवमवस्थिते म येयं कस्मै देयेति
"Blessed one, in this situation, to whom should this (maiden) not be given?"
ततस्स भगवान् किंचिदवनम्रकंधरः कृतांजलिर्भूत्वा सर्वलोकगुरुरंभोजयोनिराह
Then the Blessed One, the lotus-born, teacher of all worlds, with head slightly bowed and hands joined in reverence, spoke.
ब्रह्मोवाच । न ह्यादिमध्यांतमजस्य यस्य विद्मो वयं सर्वमयस्य धातुः । न च स्वरूपं न परं स्वभावं न चैव सारं परमेश्वरस्य
Brahmā said: "We do not know the beginning, middle, or end of the Unborn, the source of all, who is everything; nor do we know the true form, the supreme nature, or the essence of the Supreme Lord."
कलामुहूर्त्तादिमयश्च कालो न यद्विभूतेः परिणामहेतुः । अजन्मनाशस्य सदैकमूर्त्तेरनामरूपस्य सनातनस्य
Time, composed of moments and hours, is not the cause of transformation for His glory, who is birthless, deathless, ever of one form, without name or form, eternal.
यस्य प्रसादादहमच्युतस्य मूर्त्तिः प्रजासृष्टिकरॐतकारी । क्रोधाच्च रुद्र ः! स्थितिहेतुभूतो यस्माच्च मध्ये पुरुषः परस्मात्
By whose grace I, the form of Acyuta, create beings and bring about their end; from whose wrath is Rudra, the cause of dissolution; and from whom, in the middle, is the Puruṣa, distinct from the supreme.
तद्रू पमास्थाय सृजत्य जोयः स्थितौ च योऽसौ पुरुषस्वरूपी । रुद्र स्वरूपेण च योत्ति विश्वं धत्ते तथानंतवपुस्समस्तम्
Assuming that very form, He creates; as the Puruṣa, He preserves in existence; as Rudra, He upholds the universe; thus, the infinite-bodied One encompasses all.
पाकाय योग्नित्वमुपैति लोकान्बिभर्त्ति पृथ्वीवपुख्ययात्मा । शक्रादिरूपी परिपाति विश्वमर्केंदुरूपश्च तमो हिनस्ति
For ripening, He becomes fire; He supports the worlds as the earth-formed soul; as Indra and others, He protects the universe; as the sun and moon, He dispels darkness.
करोति चेष्टाश्श्वसनस्वरूपी लोकस्य तृप्तिं च जलान्नरूपी । ददाति विश्वस्थितिसंस्थितस्तु सर्वावकाशं च नभस्स्वरूपी
He acts as the breath of life; as water and food, He satisfies the world; established in the maintenance of the universe, as space, He gives all room.
यस्सृज्यते सर्गकृदात्मनैव यः पाल्यते पालयिता च देवः । विश्वात्मकस्संहृयतेंतकारी पृथक् त्रयस्यास्य च योव्ययात्मा
He who creates creation by Himself, who is the protector and the divine guardian, who is the soul of the universe and the destroyer, and who is the imperishable essence of these three.
यस्मिञ्जगद्यो जगदेतदाद्यो यं चाश्रितोस्मिञ्जगति स्वयंभूः । स सर्वभूतप्रभवो धरित्र्! यां स्वांश्नो पुष्णुर्नृप तेऽवतीर्णः
In whom this world, the first of worlds, abides; whom the self-born has taken refuge in; He, O Earth, the source of all beings, has descended here in a portion of Himself, O king, to nourish you.
कुशस्थली या तव भूप रम्या पुरी पुराभूदमरावतीव । सा द्वारका संप्रति तत्र चास्ते स केशवांशो बलदेवनामा
O king, your delightful city Kuśasthalī, which was once like Amarāvatī, now exists as Dvārakā; there abides that portion of Keśava known as Baladeva.
तस्मै त्वमेनां तनयां नरेंद्र प्रयच्छ मायामनुजाय जायाम् । श्लाघ्यो वेरोसौ तनया तवेयं स्त्रीरत्नभूता सदृशो हि योगः
To him, O king, give this daughter as wife to the illustrious son of your enemy, who is worthy of praise; this jewel among women is a fitting match.
श्रीपराशर उवाच । इतीरितोसौ कमलोद्भवेन भुवं समासाद्य पतिः प्रजानाम् । ददर्श ह्रस्वान् पुरुषान् विरूपानल्पौजसस्स्वल्पविवेकवीर्यान्
Śrī Parāśara said: Thus addressed by the lotus-born, the lord of the people, having reached the earth, saw men who were short, deformed, of little strength, and lacking discernment and valor.
कुशस्थलीं तां च पुरीमुपेत्य दृष्ट्वान्यरूपां प्रददौ स कन्याम् । सीरायुधाय स्फटिकाचलाभवक्षस्थलायातुलधीर्नरेंद्र ः!
Having arrived at that city of Kuśasthalī and seeing it transformed, the wise king gave his daughter—whose breast was like a crystal mountain—to Śīrāyudha.
उच्चप्रमाणामिति तामवेक्ष्य स्वलांगलाग्रेण च तालकेतुः । विनम्रयामास ततश्च सापि बभूव सद्यो वनिता यथान्या
Observing her to be of great stature, Tālaketu touched her with the tip of his plough, and at once she became a woman of ordinary form.
तां रेवतीं रैवतभूपकन्यां सीरायुधोऽसौ विधिनोपयेमे । दत्त्वाथ कन्यां स नृपो जगाम हेमालयं वै तपसे धृतात्मा
Śīrāyudha then duly married Revatī, the daughter of King Raivata; after giving away his daughter, the self-controlled king went to Hemālaya for ascetic practice.
श्रीपराशर उवाच । यावच्च ब्रह्मलोकात्स ककुद्मी रैवतो नाभ्येति तावत्पुण्यजनसंज्ञा राक्षसास्तामस्य पुरीं कुशस्थलीं निजघ्नुः
Śrī Parāśara said: While Kakudmī Raivata had not yet returned from Brahmaloka, the righteous city of Kuśasthalī, so named for its virtuous people, was destroyed by Rākṣasas of the Tamas class.
तच्चास्य भ्रातृशतं पुण्यजनत्रासाद्दिशो भेजे
Because of fear of the Rākṣasas, his hundred brothers scattered in all directions.
तदन्वयाश्च क्षत्रियास्सर्वदिक्ष्वभवन्
And their descendants became Kṣatriyas throughout all regions.
वृष्टस्यापि वार्ष्टकं क्षत्त्रमभवत्
From Vṛṣṭa came the Vārṣṭaka Kṣatriya lineage.
नाभागस्यात्मजो नाभागसंत्रोभवत्
Nābhāga's son was Nābhāgasaṃtra.
तस्याप्यंबरीषः
His son was Ambarīṣa.
अंबरीषस्यापि विरूपोभवत्
Ambarīṣa's son was Virūpa.
विरूपात्पृषदश्वो जज्ञे
From Virūpa was born Pṛṣadaśva.
ततश्च रथीतरः
Then came Rathītara.